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Mobile telephone maker, Nokia, has tied up with the Union Bank of India to provide mobile banking services to customers who are...

Babajob.com is a digital platform founded by Sean Blagsvedt through which employers can find low-skill labour including cooks, maids, and entry-level office...

Indian insurance company Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has recently won an award for “financial inclusion initiatives” in India. The company was presented...

"If you are a social entrepreneur with ambition, you want to work in a country where your efforts can have a huge...

Despite the controversy surrounding the Indian microfinance industry, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested $30 million into microfinance institution (MFI) Bandhan....

A SARAS Exhibition in Kashmir brought 550 self-help groups together to showcase their handmade products. Products on display included handicrafts, textiles, artwork,...

Indian telecom company Idea Cellular and Axis Bank have together launched Idea MyCash, a mobile banking service aimed at low-income rural and...

A model that has brought safe, filtered drinking water to over 70,000 people in Nepal, is expanding to India. Village Forward, a...

A World Bank report has recently indicated that India is losing billions due to inadequate sanitation. More specifically, in 2006, losses were...

The Hindu Business Line discusses some of the problems with National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in India, which was created in...

India is seeing an increasing number of angel investors channelling risk capital towards early stage companies. With the development of incubation centers...

Hemant Joshi, a partner with Deloitte Haskins and Sells, shares his views on the role of 3G and WiMax technologies in the...

Japanese companies are beginning to have more of a focus on people within lower income levels in emerging markets. Recently, Japanese company,...

A Business Standard news article discusses the simple innovations that make life easier for rural farmers, households, and communities in India. Examples...

High growth in the export of Indian handicrafts could benefit artisans across the country. Though products have traditionally been exported to the...

Washington D.C. based Ashoka Innovators for the Public is set to work with a large network of social entrepreneurs, NGOs, international and...

Indian social enterprise, VNL, which makes environmentally friendly telecom equipment for rural markets, was recognized in the m-Business & Commerce category of...

Indian microfinance institutions may soon have to pay borrower families compensation of more than $10,000 if a borrower is found to have...

A Forbes interview with MyMela Founder Navroze S. Mehta explores why the online market place for Indian artisans was first established and...

The bottom of the pyramid (BOP) concept, which was first introduced by late management guru C.K. Prahald and Professor Stuart Hart in...

In a Wall Street Journal Mint column, marketing and media editor, Shuchi Bansal, explores new developments in the distribution of products and...

In its efforts to improve India’s poor waste and sanitation situation, the government, in collaboration with NGOs, is promoting a “No Toilet,...

FINISH, a program developed by an Indian-Dutch consortium of banks, insurance companies, and NGOs, has launched a contest for innovative sanitation systems...

In its efforts to move along to through the economic development cycle, the Government of India is investing $1 trillion over 5...

UN-HABITAT and BASF Foundation have jointly launched a water education programme in schools across Mangalore with the hope of improving water quality...

The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation has gained a 5% stake in Waterlife India Pvt. Ltd., a water purification company based in...

The State Bank of India (SBI) and telecom provider Bharti Airtel have launched a joint venture in order to promote financial inclusion...